Rhynchospora caduca

Classification	Monocots
Family	Cyperaceae
Family (Traditional)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Rhynchospora
Species:	Rhynchospora caduca Elliot
Common Name	Anglestem Beaksedge
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Mudflat; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Rank: 3-ranked; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Achene; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Placentation Type: Basal; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	6
Status	Native; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[S1] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Bradley (TN), Coffee (TN), Warren (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, KNK, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1986 - 1996

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0044089	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchospora caduca
APSC0067440	Coffee	Tennessee			APSC Rhynchospora caduca
UCHT030025	Bradley	Tennessee			UCHT Rhynchospora caduca
TENN-V-0044081	Bradley	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchospora caduca
APSC0116849	Coffee	Tennessee			APSC Rhynchospora caduca
APSC0116798	Warren	Tennessee			APSC Rhynchospora caduca
31973000011772	Bradley	Tennessee			KNK Rhynchospora caduca
TENN-V-0044084	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchospora caduca
TENN-V-0044090	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchospora caduca
TENN-V-0044087	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchospora caduca
TENN-V-0044092	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchospora caduca
TENN-V-0044093	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchospora caduca
TENN-V-0044085	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchospora caduca
APSC0102702	Coffee	Tennessee			APSC Rhynchospora caduca
APSC0079790	Coffee	Tennessee			APSC Rhynchospora caduca
TENN-V-0044091	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchospora caduca
TENN-V-0044094	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchospora caduca
APSC0106341	Warren	Tennessee			APSC Rhynchospora caduca
TENN-V-0044082	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchospora caduca
TENN-V-0044083	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchospora caduca
TENN-V-0044088	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchospora caduca
APSC0113332	Warren	Tennessee			APSC Rhynchospora caduca
TENN-V-0245282	Warren	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchospora caduca
UOS07012	Coffee	Tennessee	10 Jul 1996	Douglas E. Kennemore, Jr.	UOS Rhynchospora caduca
31234100079613	Coffee	Tennessee	30 Aug 1986	Henry R. DeSelm	EKY Rhynchospora caduca
TENN-V-0044086	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Rhynchospora caduca
APSC0107002	Warren	Tennessee			APSC Rhynchospora caduca
APSC0116794	Warren	Tennessee			APSC Rhynchospora caduca
APSC0113333	Coffee	Tennessee			APSC Rhynchospora caduca

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Rhynchospora caduca

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